argasid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ärgə sid)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ar•ga•sid  (ärgə sid),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. any of the numerous ticks of the family Argasidae, comprising the soft ticks.

adj. 
  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Argasidae.
  • Greek argós not working, idle (see argon) + -idae -id2
  • Neo-Latin Argasidae name of the family, equivalent. to Argas a genus, perh. irregularly


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